What in the World were these People Thinking?

Or maybe I should say *thinking* because coherent thought processes don’t seem to have been part of the picture.

First we have the Heenes aka The Balloon Family:

Most of you will remember that they staged an elaborate hoax in which they claimed that their youngest son was trapped in a compartment attached to a large balloon which was “accidentally” set loose. After hours of chasing the balloon across the plains, rescuers watched as it finally landed and then discovered - no boy inside! The boy, according to his parents, had been hiding in the attic. Unfortunately for them the kid has a truthful streak and blurted out on national teevee that he thought the whole thing was “for a show”. This was not the first clue that a hoax was involved. For one thing Richard Heene called Channel 9 before he called 911. On November 13 Richard and Mayumi Heene pled guilty to felony and misdemeanor charges respectively.

What was the point of all this? To get on a reality TV show.

Now, only a few weeks later, up come the Salahis:

The Salahis managed to lie their way into the White House state dinner that was held in honor of the Prime Minister of India and his wife the other night. After apparently being turned away in their vehicle, they re-grouped and tried again at the pedestrian entrance. This time they were successful and managed to be photographed with VP Joe Biden and COS Rahm Emmanuel. And, as the picture clearly shows, they actually shook hands with the Pres. in the reception line.

Naturally the Secret Service is hugely embarrassed and criminal charges will almost certainly be filed against the couple.

And what was the point of all this? To get on a reality TV show.

Really? Really? Being on the teevees is so very important to these people that they are willing to risk criminal prosecution and felony convictions to achieve their goals? Or maybe my first conclusion was correct. *Thinking* just didn’t enter into it at all.